Last year I compiled a large list of popular social networks in the U.S. and around the world. Using recent data from Alexa, I've updated the list for June 2009.
What's Changed Since Last Year
Facebook, which had already beat MySpace globally, surpassed its rival in the U.S., and stole a lot of ...
I'm engaged, so I see a lot of wedding services advertisements on Facebook. Film school ads pop up, because I was a film major. Some simply say, "Are you a 24-year-old male?" to grab my attention. These targeted ads don't bother me because the advertisers don't learn any of my ...
It's been a week since the Iranian government announced President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's landslide election victory over popular reformist candidate Mirhossein Mousavi, which sparked lasting, national demonstrations. Protesters believe the election results are fraudulent, and see this moment as an opportunity for change, or perhaps revolution.
Certainly, if a revolution is possible, ...
In just over 4 hours, Facebook will allow users and Page admins to choose unique usernames! What this means, like on many other social media sites, is that users can obtain much more desirable, convenient, easy-to-remember URLs. Gone are the days of http://facebook.com/people/Chad_Brunswick/92219538. Hello http://facebook.com/chadwick! (Or whatever.)
At 12:01 a.m. tonight, ...
When hundreds of spam comments flood your blog everyday, that's the kind of discouragement that will keep you, the author, from returning, let alone posting, very often. What's worse is when spambots simultaneously attack your wiki site as well.
Losing the will to continually sift through all the spam, I've neglected ...
